Places notrobespierre Wants to Go

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

The final resting place of the first documented Chinese person in the United States lies in a Boston cemetery.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.